Mystics Defeat Fever Behind EDD’s 25 PTS, 7 REB

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Kristi Toliver added 19
and the Washington Mystics used an 18-2 fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Fever
76-62 on Wednesday night.

Washington (21-11) has won seven straight and is one game behind second-place
Atlanta (22-10), with the top two seeds getting double-byes in the playoffs.

Monique Currie added 14 points. She made back-to-back 3-pointers to start
Washington’s 12-2 game-opening run. The Mystics were 5 of 6 from 3-point range
in the first quarter and finished 9 of 22.

Natalie Achonwa led Indiana (5-27) with 15 points. Candice Dupree added eight
points and became the ninth player in WNBA history to reach 6,000 points.

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